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The FermentedlyChallenged blog has been retired since the end of October 2016. It has been a great 9 year run. Thanks to all the readers and brewery staff for all your support in the past. I'm living in the Denver metro area and working in the Cable TV industry now. Cheers and enjoy beer responsibly. Follow along on social media - @ChipperDave on Twitter and on Facebook.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Today is I Have a Dream Day. 50 years ago on this day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr made his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, DC. While some progress has been made in racial equality since that day, there's still a lot of work to be done to bring that dream to reality. Toast to his memory and dream today. Here's what's happening around the Colorado beerosphere today Wednesday, August 28th, 2013. If you aren't reading this article on FermentedlyChallenged.com, you don't know what you're missing.

Metro Denver

Wynkoop Brewing (Denver) - Wynkoop's head promotions guy Marty Jones is leaving the brewery this week after more than 10 years. He is planning to pursue a career as an independent consultant and already has work lined up with Colorado Cider Company and Mission Brewing in San Diego to help build their brands. Marty was the lead for the Beerdrinker of the Year competition and helped to put several Wynkoop beers into cans.

Lone Tree Brewing (Lone Tree) - Today at noon, Lone Tree will be bringing back their popular German Alt Bier - "aLTBier". Grab a pint. Pair that with food from Joe's Bistro Cuisine who will start serving food at 5:00pm.River North Brewing (Denver) - For today's Wayward Wednesday keg, River North has will be tapping "Hoppenberg Uncertainty Principle Belgian IPA" - a brew aged with "wet" whole-cone Chinook hops. The brew taps at 3:00pm.

Elk Mountain Brewing (Parker) - It's Firkin Wednesday at Elk Mountain. They will tap a Cherry Hefeweizen today and it'll only be on tap today only.

Former Future Brewing Co (Denver) - This upcoming brewery is planning to launch a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to help them finish building out their brewery. Look for details on the Rewards they will be offering on their Facebook page. Kickstarter has been a successful tool in helping several CO breweries get their start.

Boulder County

Bootstrap Brewing (Niwot) - Stop in and play in the Euchre Tournament tonight at 6:00pm. Winners get FREE beer! Also, tomorrow, August 29th is their Corn Hole Tournament at 6:00pm. Winners get tickets to the Boulder County Bombers (roller derby) match on Saturday.

Fate Brewing Co (Boulder) - There's a special cask being tapped today at 3:00pm - it's a raspberry Kolsch called "The Pink Lady". It's brewed with 1 pound of pureed local raspberries. Just $3.50 a pint all night while it lasts.

Twisted Pine Brewing (Boulder) - Hey, you got peanut butter on my chocolate! Twisted Pine is tapping their "Rhesus Peanut Butter Stout". This dark stout was made with unsweetened Italian dark chocolate and real peanut butter. It's only on tap for a very limited time.

Left Hand Brewing (Longmont) - Countdown to Warrior IPA! 1057 pounds of hops later, they're cranking through the Warrior IPA batches! Two-ish weeks from now, the beer will be ready to be kegged. Follow #countdowntowarrior to get the freshest pint in Colorado at Freshcraft, Backcountry Pizza and Tap House, & The Mayor of Old Town! This brew is coming to Denver (Freshcraft), Boulder (Back Country), and Ft. Collins (Mayor of Old Town).

Branch Out Cider (Fort Collins) - Move over beer, make way for cider! Recently, a new cider maker has begun distributing their apple wine product around the Fort Collins area. Branch Out Cider is a business led by Aaron Fodge and Matt Fater. They are currently selling their 8.4% ABV apple wine called Perennial at select stores and bars around town. You can find them at Wilbur's Total Beverage and places like The Mayor of Old Town. This makes the 2nd cidery behind Scrumpy's that opened earlier. Apples are taken from trees found in backyards in Northern Colorado and mixed with honey and then fermented into a powerful beverage. Check them out on Facebook or on their Website.

Grimm Brothers Brewhouse (Loveland) - Don't forget, today Grimm Bros is tapping their "Dragon Slayer" - a smoked German beer based off of an Oktoberfest recipe. It's back for a limited run. And yes, growlers of this brew are available too!

Pateros Creek Brewing (Ft. Collins) - The rumors are true. PCBC's City Park Lager is now back on tap today. It's their classic American Pilsner and is great for these lingering hot days of late summertime.

Blown Spoke Hard Cider Co (Loveland) - Blown Spoke has just recently opened in Loveland and is a spin-off business for Big Beaver Brewing Company, yet they're already planning to expand the cidery into a much larger building. Owner Peter Villeneuve just signed a lease on a property at 245 S. Madison Avenue in Loveland, the former Loveland Food share building. They plan to take about six month to get that brewing facility ready for business. They will retain their West Eisenhower tasting room however. Hard cider is taking off in NoCo!

Southern Front Range

Bristol Brewing (Colorado Springs) - Now in bomber bottles! Their English-style Old Ale is now available in bottles at their Pub in the Springs. Drink some and you'll believe in unicorns too. Also, look for their Red Baron Oktoberfest to be released soon, and in the winter they will be barrel-aging some of their Winter Warlock for a future release date.

Live Music in the Taproom - Beer and music go great together and many Colorado breweries and top watering holes offer live entertainment every day. Check out the Colorado Brewery Music Listings and find out who's playing at your favorite brewery or beer bar. Updated daily.

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